အလံ

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Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'လံ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəlàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.lam • ALA-LC: ʼalaṃ • BGN/PCGN: ălan • Okell: ălañ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam, flag; banner).

Noun

အလံ (a.lam)

  1. flag, ensign, pennant
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Etymology 2

အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ လံ (lam, to measure in fathoms).

Noun

အလံ (a.lam)

  1. a length equal to four cubits
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